Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Clade Hypsogastropoda Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Clade Caenogastropoda Clade Neogastropoda | |
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Microdrillia patricia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.
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Description
The small, claviform shell has a maximum length of 6 mm and a width of 2.1 mm. The protoconch contains at least 6 whorls and the teleoconch 5½ convex whorls.The protoconch has 15-16 axial ribs on its penultimate whorl and 21 to 24 ribs on its last whorl. The collabral threads are strong. On the base of the body whorl one can see 7 to 9 spiral lirae. The aperture is oblong. The siphonal canal is short.
Distribution
This marine species occurs from the Gulf of Oman to continental shelf of Western Transkei, South Africa
References
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